Sending mixed signals: Redundancy vs. uniqueness of signaling components in the plant pathogen, Ustilago maydis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  García Pedrajas, María D ^a   Nadal, Marina ^b   Bölker, Michael ^c   Gold, Scott E ^b   Perlin, Michael H ^d  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomic analysis; Phytopathogen; Signaling; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR PATHWAY SUBSTRATE 15; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PLECKSTRIN; PROTEIN 14 3 3; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PLANT DISEASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48949107717     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.04.007     Document Type: Review

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